General Motors Technical Center

General Motors Technical Center
A wide rectilinear six-story blue-and-white building with the American, Canadian and Mexican flags flying in front, seen from a nearby roadway, under a cloudy sky
The Vehicle Engineering Center (VEC) Tower
General Motors Technical Center is located in Michigan
General Motors Technical Center
General Motors Technical Center is located in the United States
General Motors Technical Center
LocationBounded by 12 Mile, Mound and Chicago Rds, and Van Dyke Ave., Warren, Michigan
Coordinates42°30′48″N 83°2′16″W / 42.51333°N 83.03778°W / 42.51333; -83.03778
Area600 acres (240 ha)
Built1949
ArchitectEero Saarinen; Thomas Dolliver Church
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.00000224[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 2000
Designated NHLAugust 25, 2014

The GM Technical Center was inaugurated in 1956 as General Motors's primary design and engineering center, located in Warren, Michigan.

In 2000 the center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and fourteen years later it was designated a National Historic Landmark, primarily for its architecture.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Mike Litterst (September 30, 2014). "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce Nine New National Historic Landmarks Highlighting America's Diverse History and Culture" (Press release). Washington. U.S. Department of the Interior.

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